Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3386 To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 16, 2023 Ms. PORTER (for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. SWALWELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screen- ing Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bottles and 4 Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:22 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3386.IH H3386 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3386 IH SEC. 2. HYGIENIC HANDLING OF BREAST MILK AND BABY 1 FORMULA DURING AVIATION SECURITY 2 SCREENING. 3 The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening 4 Act (Public Law 114–293; 49 U.S.C. 44901 note) is 5 amended by adding at the end the following new sections: 6 ‘‘SEC. 3. HYGIENIC HANDLING OF BREAST MILK AND BABY 7 FORMULA DURING AVIATION SECURITY 8 SCREENING. 9 ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact- 10 ment of this section and every five years thereafter, if ap- 11 propriate, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu- 12 rity Administration shall issue or update, as the case may 13 be, guidance to minimize the risk for contamination of any 14 breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for in- 15 fants, and juice (as well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen 16 gel packs and other accessories required to cool breast 17 milk, baby formula, and juice) that is subject to re-screen- 18 ing or otherwise subject to additional screening. Such 19 guidance shall— 20 ‘‘(1) be developed in consultation with nation- 21 ally recognized maternal health organizations; 22 ‘‘(2) ensure adherence to hygienic standards, as 23 established by the Administrator, in consultation 24 with nationally recognized maternal health organiza- 25 tions; 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:22 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3386.IH H3386 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3386 IH ‘‘(3) ensure that, when any such re-screening or 1 additional screening requires additional testing, such 2 testing so adheres to such standards, to so minimize 3 such risk; and 4 ‘‘(4) apply to security screening personnel of 5 the Administration and personnel of private security 6 companies providing security screening pursuant to 7 section 44920 of title 49, United States Code. 8 ‘‘SEC. 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT. 9 ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact- 10 ment of this section, the Inspector General of the Depart- 11 ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 12 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 13 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- 14 tation of the Senate a report containing an audit of com- 15 pliance with the requirements of sections 2 and 3. Such 16 audit shall also include information relating to the effect 17 of various types of screening technologies, including bot- 18 tled liquid scanners, on the screening of breast milk, baby 19 formula, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (as 20 well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs and other 21 accessories required to cool breast milk, baby formula, and 22 juice) that is subject to re-screening or otherwise subject 23 to additional screening, and the rate at which such items 24 are denied entry into the sterile area (as such term is de- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:22 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3386.IH H3386 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 3386 IH fined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu- 1 lations).’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:22 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3386.IH H3386 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS